tetanomotor

== English == === Noun === tetanomotor (plural tetanomotors) (historical, physiology) An instrument for tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve with successive mechanical or electrical shocks. ==== Usage notes ==== Invented in the 19th century, the tetanomotor never became widespread. Today an electric muscle stimulator would have a somewhat similar effect. === References === “tetanomotor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.